Norm Coleman will head new Super PAC that aims to ‘counter ACORN style groups’
Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman will head a new Super PAC called the Congressional Leadership Fund that will be able to avoid all disclosure requirements and accept unlimited donations.
Jul 31, 2020969.1K Shares12.9M Views
Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman will head a new Super PAC called the Congressional Leadership Fund that will be able to avoid all disclosure requirements and accept unlimited donations.
The Congressional Leadership Fund plans to “counter efforts on the left including the House Majority PAC, unions and the ACORN style groups. This is an independent expenditure fund focused solely and exclusively on maintaining and expanding the Center Right Congressional majority,” according to its website.
Coleman currently heads the American Action Network (AAN), a conservative non-profit that spent at least $18 million for Republican candidates or positions in the last election cycle, according to Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW).
The group’s board includes other members of the American Action Network like former Minnesota U.S. Rep. Vin Weber and AAN President Brian Walsh Politico reports. Last year, CREW asked the IRSto reconsider the American Action Network’s non-profit status due to its political activity.
The new organization is planning a fundraising event featuring Republican leaders from both houses of Congress on Nov. 2, according to CBS.
Aruling by the Federal Elections Commissionthis summer allows federal candidates to directly raise funds of up to $5,000 for Super PACs. Democratic congressional leaders have already adopted a Super PAC, the Majority PAC.
Due to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, Super PACs are unburdened by disclosure requirements and can accept unlimited donations. The groups are increasingly influential in the political system, having already spent $2.5 million in this young election cycle, according to the [Center for Responsive Politics](http://minnesotaindependent.com/$2,596,787 in the 2012 cycle.).
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